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Tharoor said young people are an increasingly significant segment of the population and will form the largest single voting bloc in the 2029 elections. MUMBAI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said politicians must listen to young people and engage with them, arguing that Gen Z and Gen Alpha will play an increasingly important role in Indian politics and elections.Speaking about his interaction with young protesters, Tharoor said he went to Jantar Mantar during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests simply to listen to their concerns and did not deliver a speech.“I believe that in politics, you must listen to people…
New Delhi: Friday’s heavy rain led to widespread waterlogging across the city, severely disrupting traffic on major roads and leaving commuters stranded for hours.Major waterlogging was reported at Okhla, Chhatarpur Farm, Mahipalpur T-point, Sainik Farms, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Malviya Nagar, Greater Kailash II and Sangam Vihar in south Delhi. Mehram Nagar near IGI Terminal 1 also witnessed waterlogging.Ring Road (near Shanti Van and Chandgi Ram Akhara), central Khichripur and parts of Mayur Vihar, including alongside the flyovers on Noida Link Road, Gandhi Nagar and Krishna Nagar in east Delhi also faced severe waterlogging.Traffic was badly hit due to waterlogging…
Bengaluru: The high court has set aside a family court order that required a father to pay Rs 5,000 every time he met his four-and-a-half-year-old son.Justice P Sree Sudha, while disposing of the father’s petition on July 24, ruled that the payment was unjustified, especially after the child’s mother had requested a change in the visitation venue.The father, who lives in Kammanahalli’s Thomas Town, and the mother, a resident of Horamavu, stay just 1.7km apart. In May 2023, the family court had allowed the father to meet his son every Sunday at a nearby Coffee Day outlet. However, in Dec…
Hyderabad: The CBI has registered a case against Rajahmundry-based Yuvaraj Power Projects, its directors, auditors, contractors and unidentified public servants over an alleged fraud involving a ₹95.2 crore Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation (PMDO) facility. Funds meant for solid waste composting facilities and a 13 MW power plant were allegedly diverted through layered and circular transactions, according to the agency. The CBI has also invoked provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act against unknown public servants for the alleged abuse of official position in sanctioning the credit facility.Hyderabad figures prominently in the alleged fund trail. According to the FIR, ₹59.5 crore…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu speaker J C D Prabhakar on Friday initiated action against DMK MLA G V Markandayan for his controversial remarks against chief minister C Joseph, directing him to appear before the privilege committee of the house.The action was taken based on a complaint from a group of ministers led by PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna. According to the complaint, Markandayan’s speech was against the dignity of the house and was intended to threaten the CM.The speaker said the privilege committee was yet to be constituted and directed Markandayan to appear before the panel once it was set up.DMK whip…
Low-maintenance and independent, they are being preferred over dogs by young pet parentsAMC estimates that Ahmedabad has around 5,000 pet cats. Persian cats are among the popular breedsLow-maintenance and independent, they are being preferred over dogs by young pet parentsAMC estimates that Ahmedabad has around 5,000 pet cats. Persian cats are among the popular breedsLow-maintenance and independent, they are being preferred over dogs by young pet parents Ahmedabad: Call them aloof, independent, entitled and too cool to care. But those very traits are helping cats edge their way into Ahmedabad homes, like in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Ahmedabad is…
Prayagraj: A wanted criminal was injured and arrested in a police encounter in Pratapgarh on Thursday night. The criminal, identified as Dawloo Verma, sustained bullet injury and was admitted to the district hospital for treatment. A country-made pistol of 0.315 bore, one used and one unused cartridge, and looted jewellery was recovered from his possession.Police said a joint team of Aspurdevsara police and SOG was conducting routine checks near Saifabad Road when they noticed a suspicious man on a motorcycle. The cops signalled him to stop, but he tried to escape. However, on being surrounded by the police, he opened…
MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya Gurgaon: Within hours of transferring MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya and appointing him Rohtak deputy commissioner, the Haryana govt did a U-turn on Friday and reinstated the 2013-batch IAS officer at the helm of the civic body.The order reappointing Dahiya, at the end of his 15-month tenure, was issued before a replacement could be announced, marking an unusual rollback in the state’s IAS transfers and postings. The govt had not named his successor at the time, with officials indicating that another order would follow as part of a wider bureaucratic reshuffle. No reason was cited for either…
Imphal: Amid growing public demand to conduct NRC before the census in Manipur, the state home department and Manipur state population commission on Friday started a two-day consultative meeting-cum-seminar on the state’s demographic profile at Classic Grande, Imphal.Inaugurating the event, chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said he was confident the suggestions and resolutions adopted at the meet would serve public welfare, and stressed that all recommendations must remain within the Constitution of India.The chief minister said ongoing bandhs, blockades and other highway agitations have severely affected the economy of the state and the country, and caused hardship to the public,…
Police prepared a chargesheet of about 600 pages with more than 20 witnesses against a woman accused of stabbing her husband to death Kanpur: Pheelkhana police have prepared a nearly 600-page chargesheet with statements of more than 20 witnesses against a woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband, while finding no evidence against the man alleged to be her lover. Police said the chargesheet names only the wife as an accused and will be filed after legal opinion is received.ACP Kotwali Manish Pandey said, “The chargesheet has been prepared, in which only the deceased’s wife has been made an accused.”…